Hogenakkal is a hamlet in the
Pennagaram taluk
Pennagaram taluk is a taluk in the Dharmapuri district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Pennagaram
Pennagaram is a town in Dharmapuri district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarte ...
of
Dharmapuri district, in the
Indian state of
Tamil Nadu.
Etymology
The hamlet of Hogenakkal shares its
etymology with the nearby falls, deriving from the
Kannada words 'hoge' and 'kall', meaning smoke and rock respectively. Hogenakkal basically means smoke over the rocks, referencing the appearance of the mist of the waterfalls.
Geography
The hamlet is close to the confluence of the
Kaveri and
Chinnar rivers, just upstream of
Hogenakkal Falls
Hogenakkal Falls (' ஒகேனக்கல் அருவி', ' ಹೊಗೇನಕಲ್ ಜಲಪಾತ') is a waterfall in South India on the Kaveri river on the border between Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu and Chamrajnagar district ...
. It is near the Tamil Nadu-
Karnataka border, which is partly formed by the Kaveri River. Hogenakkal is in the western part of
Pennagaram revenue block, which is in the western extreme of both the taluk and the district. It is within part of Woddapatti
reserved forest, at the western terminus of
State Highway 60.
See also
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Hogenakkal Falls
Hogenakkal Falls (' ஒகேனக்கல் அருவி', ' ಹೊಗೇನಕಲ್ ಜಲಪಾತ') is a waterfall in South India on the Kaveri river on the border between Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu and Chamrajnagar district ...
References
Villages in Dharmapuri district
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